Mediagazer: An interview with Nick Waters, a journalist on the Bellingcat team that collects, verifies, and archives social media evidence of war crimes in Ukraine (Eduardo Suárez/Reuters Institute)

5:00 PM ET, February 21, 2023

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Biden's former press secretary Jen Psaki plans to start hosting Inside With Jen Psaki, a weekly hourlong MSNBC talk show airing on Sundays at noon, on March 19 — The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19. As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”

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The BBC removes an article claiming Will Ferrell apologized to English soccer club fans, after being fooled by a parody Twitter account with a paid Blue badge — EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has taken down from its website a story about Will Ferrell after being fooled by a Twitter account that did not belong to the Anchorman actor.

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Al Tompkins, a Poynter Institute teacher for 25 years and previously a local broadcast reporter in Kentucky and Tennessee, plans to retire on March 31, 2023 — He taught and advised tens of thousands of journalists to craft better stories. — Al Tompkins is known throughout the world …

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CNN says Don Lemon will return on February 22; in a memo, Chris Licht says the anchor “agreed to participate in formal training” over his sexist on-air comments — CNN's chairman, Chris Licht, said in a Monday night memo that the anchor “has agreed to participate in formal training” …

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Source and memo: Max Cutler, Spotify's head of audio talk shows and partnerships who oversaw deals with creators like Joe Rogan, is leaving to start a company — Max Cutler, Spotify Technology SA's head of audio talk shows and partnerships, is leaving the company to start a new venture.

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Michael Schneider / Variety:

TV Guide Magazine launches the streaming-focused print monthly TV Insider with more editorial content and no channel grids, after starting TVInsider.com in 2015 — There aren't many new print publications being launched in this tough media climate, but the company behind TV Guide Magazine is trying just that.

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Over 200 e-books in Amazon's Kindle Store listed ChatGPT as an author as of mid-February 2023, as some worry that generative AI could commoditize book writing — Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it.

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SCOTUS rejects Anthony Novak's appeal that claimed Ohio police violated his constitutional rights by arresting him for his satirical Facebook posts about them — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an Ohio man's claim that his constitutional rights were violated …

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Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:

Ampere: streamers will spend $8.5B on sports rights across 17 countries in 2023, up 64% YoY; DAZN accounted for 54% of streamers' 2022 sports rights spending — Subscription OTT services' global spend on sports rights in 17 major markets around the world will reach $8.5 billion in 2023 — up 64% versus 2022, projects Ampere Analysis.

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Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute:

An interview with Nick Waters, a journalist on the Bellingcat team that collects, verifies, and archives social media evidence of war crimes in Ukraine — Nick Waters, who documents civilian harm caused by Russia's invasion, explains how his team ensures their findings will stand up in court

Mike Petro / Buffalo News:

The Buffalo News plans to close its downtown production facility later in 2023 and move print operations to Cleveland, affecting ~160 jobs across eight unions — The Buffalo News announced its intent to move its press operations and close its downtown production facility later this year.

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